Announcements
We have school pictures Monday during English class.
Report card pickup Monday night from 4-7 p.m.
Mon. and Tues
Bring Springboards.
EQ: How do can we recognize the variety of laws around the world?
Do activity with "Laws Around the World" on page 269.
In Media Center Laws around the world
1. Choose a country other than the United States.
United Kingdom, Singapore, China, Israel, Australia, Iran, Switzerland, Afghanistan, France, Denmark, Thailand, Iraq, India....
2. Find a law in a country that is unusual or strange to you. Copy down the information. Cite the internet site where you found your information.
3. Open up Google Earth
4. Learn the control panels on right side.
Type in your city/ address - check out your neigborhood.
"Fly" to the country of your law by typing in name in search bar.
"Visit" the country by using control panels.
5. Look at the Layers (series of transparencies which you can turn on and off)
Check out National Geographic, New York Times and also historical mapping layers (and any others that interest you.) Uncheck before you leave site.
6. Create a Placemarker.
Click the Add Placemark button (second button from the left - pushpin) Make sure you've found your exact location before you do this step. Placemark goes in center of the viewing area, so make sure you adjust your view before inserting Placemark.
In the New Placemark box, enter a name for the item. (You'll see this as your label on the map.)
In Description, enter any notes to make about the item you're placemarking. Do not cut and paste. Use your own words. Cite where you got the article or hotlink to it.
You can also customize the style and color if you have time.
7. Save it to the folder "Weird Laws" above the layers box.
8. To tour -- double click on your item in the folder list and "fly" to that location.
Tues.
Continue Google Earth
Present information
Wed./Thurs. EQ: How can I understand how history and culture can affect a justice system?
Prewriting - Imagine someone broke into your house. Activity on p. 278.
Intro. info. Read aloud "Women in Bangledesh" p. 280
View web sites about acid attacks. "A Voice for the Victims" "Bangledesh's Acid Attack Problem" Statistics from the Acid Survivor's Foundation.
Build an organizer on what you've read (p. 279)
Partners create a Venn diagram. (p. 413 Teacher book) How it would have been tried in the United States?
One partner choose Bangledesh and one choose United States. Meet as a country group. How would you make a point that this kind of thing could happen only in a third world country. Or could it happen in the U.S? What has happened recently regarding the law? Debate/discuss.
Go over vocabulary.
We have school pictures Monday during English class.
Report card pickup Monday night from 4-7 p.m.
Mon. and Tues
Bring Springboards.
EQ: How do can we recognize the variety of laws around the world?
Do activity with "Laws Around the World" on page 269.
In Media Center
Laws around the world
1. Choose a country other than the United States.
United Kingdom, Singapore, China, Israel, Australia, Iran, Switzerland, Afghanistan, France, Denmark, Thailand, Iraq, India....
2. Find a law in a country that is unusual or strange to you. Copy down the information. Cite the internet site where you found your information.
3. Open up Google Earth
4. Learn the control panels on right side.
Type in your city/ address - check out your neigborhood.
"Fly" to the country of your law by typing in name in search bar.
"Visit" the country by using control panels.
5. Look at the Layers (series of transparencies which you can turn on and off)
Check out National Geographic, New York Times and also historical mapping layers (and any others that interest you.) Uncheck before you leave site.
6. Create a Placemarker.
Click the Add Placemark button (second button from the left - pushpin) Make sure you've found your exact location before you do this step. Placemark goes in center of the viewing area, so make sure you adjust your view before inserting Placemark.
In the New Placemark box, enter a name for the item. (You'll see this as your label on the map.)
In Description, enter any notes to make about the item you're placemarking. Do not cut and paste. Use your own words. Cite where you got the article or hotlink to it.
You can also customize the style and color if you have time.
7. Save it to the folder "Weird Laws" above the layers box.
8. To tour -- double click on your item in the folder list and "fly" to that location.
Tues.
Continue Google Earth
Present information
Wed./Thurs.
EQ: How can I understand how history and culture can affect a justice system?
Prewriting - Imagine someone broke into your house. Activity on p. 278.
Intro. info. Read aloud "Women in Bangledesh" p. 280
View web sites about acid attacks. "A Voice for the Victims" "Bangledesh's Acid Attack Problem" Statistics from the Acid Survivor's Foundation.
Build an organizer on what you've read (p. 279)
Partners create a Venn diagram. (p. 413 Teacher book) How it would have been tried in the United States?
One partner choose Bangledesh and one choose United States. Meet as a country group. How would you make a point that this kind of thing could happen only in a third world country. Or could it happen in the U.S? What has happened recently regarding the law? Debate/discuss.
Go over vocabulary.
Fri.
Vocabulary
SSR